Hainnu, Rebecca The Spirit of the Sea Inhabit
Media, 2014 $16.95 PICTURE
BOOK
The telling of the Inuit traditional folktale of the spirit of
the sea. It tells the story of a young girl who is highly sought off for
marriage but would rather stay single. When a shaman tricks her into marrying
him, she wishes for her father to save her. Her wish comes true, but things go
very badly.
Beautifully illustrated book, with an appealing cover that should
be framed as art on my wall. As much as I love folktales and traditional
stories, which often feature strong lessons and harsh realities, but this one
might be a bit much for some students, especially younger readers. I would add
this to my folktales section rather than my picture book section. It might work
with older students doing a unit on folktales but I think there are some school
friendly options that I would prefer to use.(Spoiler Alert: There is some cringe
worthy slicing off of fingers).
EL–OPTIONAL Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary School Librarian
& Author.
Posts
No comments:
Post a Comment